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PETREL, 69503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PETREL, 69503 is a Japanese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Jun 2026 UTC via a H3-30S launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

69503, 2026-132B

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Institute of Science Tokyo (Unknown / J)

Manufacturer

SCITOK

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

PETREL, Unknown motor

Mass

65 kg wet, 65 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-06-12 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

H3-30S

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 PETREL
1 69503U 26132B   26193.05103872  .00001007  00000-0  87421-4 0  9998
2 69503  97.6914 256.4116 0014144 177.7570 182.3719 14.99182309  4500

Epoch: 2026-07-12T01:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T01:13:29.745Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-51.9178°

Altitude

582.296 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 05m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

20:45:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.25 km

Perigee altitude

556.605 km

Semi-major axis

6,944.564 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

97.6914°

RAAN

256.4116°

Arg. of periapsis

177.757°

True anomaly

182.3652°

Mean anomaly

182.3719°

Eccentric anomaly

182.36855°

Mean motion

3.75038 °/min

Orbital period

95.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000087421

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2026-07-12 16:13:46.098Z	52.674° ENE	2026-07-12 16:15:46.098Z	85.24° E	17.729°	2026-07-12 16:18:46.098Z	137.021° SSE
5 mins	2026-07-12 17:49:46.098Z	328.449° NNW	2026-07-12 17:51:46.098Z	276.632° WNW	25.916°	2026-07-12 17:54:46.098Z	228.473° WSW
6 mins	2026-07-13 04:35:46.098Z	191.088° SSW	2026-07-13 04:37:46.098Z	245.654° WSW	38.806°	2026-07-13 04:41:46.098Z	337.594° N

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PETREL, 69503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T01:13:29.745Z)

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